Week 8 In The National Football League At A Glance

October 28, 1985

Top rushers--Freeman McNeil of the New York Jets, 151 yards on 22 carries. Stump Mitchell of St. Louis, 148 yards on 21 carries. Gerald Riggs of Atlanta, 127 yards on 24 carries. Randy McMillan of Indianapolis, 126 yards on 24 carries. Walter Payton of the Bears, 118 yards on 19 carries. James Jones of Detroit, 114 yards on 36 carries and a TD. Jones tied a team record for carries. John Riggins of Washington, 112 yards on 30 carries and a TD, becoming the first opposing running back to gain 100 yards in Cleveland since Cincinnati`s Pete Johnson had 105 yards Nov. 29, 1981.

Top passers--Danny White of Dallas, 27 of 46 for 362 yards, a TD and 3 interceptions. Dieter Brock of the Los Angeles Rams, a team-record 35 of 51 for 344 yards, 2 TDs and 3 interceptions. Joe Montana of San Francisco, 22 of 30 for 306 yards and 3 TDs. Montana hasn`t thrown an interception in his last five games against the Rams.

Top receivers--Tony Hill of Dallas, 10 catches for 161 yards and a TD. Roger Craig of San Francisco, 6 catches for 132 yards and a TD. Drew Hill of Houston, 6 catches for 132 yards and a TD.

Top defensive players--Randy Robbins of Denver, who blocked two punts. Eugene Daniel of Indianapolis had three interceptions, tying the team record. He also recovered a fumble.

Longest TD catch--49 yards by Louis Lipps of Pittsburgh.

Longest TD run--60 yards by Tony Dorsett of Dallas.

Longest field goals--50 yards, Eddie Murray of Detroit and Tony Franklin of New England.

Streaks--Dave Krieg of Seattle threw a TD pass in his 26th straight game, the second longest streak in league history behind Johnny Unitas` 47. . . . Atlanta`s Mick Luckhurst missed a field-goal attempt after making 17 in a row, the third longest streak in league history. . . . Miami had won eight in a row against National Conference opponents. . . . Buffalo has lost 13 straight on the road. . . . Denver hasn`t lost a fumble in four games. . . . Kansas City hasn`t made an interception in four games.

Accomplishments--Riggins scored his 114th career TD to pass Lenny Moore and move into second place on the all-time list, 12 behind Jim Brown. . . . Leonard Thompson (6 catches for 133 yards) moved ahead of Terry Barr and into fourth place on Detroit`s all-time receiving list with 3,939 yards. . . . New Orleans` Earl Campbell (40 yards on 10 carries) became the seventh player to rush for 9,000 yards. He has 9,007.

Oddity--The Bears are 12-0 in games in which Dennis McKinnon has caught a TD pass.

Monday night--The Los Angeles Raiders, who owned Monday night long before Cagney and Lacey took to the streets and captured the Nielsen ratings, attempt to improve on their 22-3-1 record when they play the San Diego Chargers. San Diego hasn`t beaten the Raiders since 1981, the year before the team moved from Oakland to Los Angeles. The series has produced more points (2,436) than any other in the American Conference.